Hoisting-bucket



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P. H. HAGENEY.

HOISTING BUCKET.

No. 442,432. Patented Dec. 9, 1890.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

PATRICK ll. IIAGENEY, OF ASHTABULA, ASSIGNOR TO JOIIN MGMYLER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HOISTING-BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,432, dated December 9, 1890.

Application filed November 1, 1888. Renewed May 14,1890. Serial No. 351,750. (No model.)

To all whom it may OOH/0877b. operates by gravity, assisted by helical spring Be it known that I, PATRICK ll. liAGEXEY, D, the latter operating in slot 7) of the hail, of Ashtabula, in the county of Ashtabula and the spring being fastened to the latch and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and at or near the bottom of the slot, as shown.

useful Improvements in Hoisting-Buckets; An upwardly-projecting finger c of the latch 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a engages, when the latch is drawn back, pin Z1 full, clear, and exact description of the inof the bail. A cord E is fastened at e to the vention, such as will enable others skilled in free end of the latch, and by drawing down on the art to which it pertains to make and use this cord the latch is unlatchcd. The catch to the same. 7 or keep E is of the variety shown, and is 60 My invention relates to improvements in secured to one side of the bucket in position hoisting-buckets, and more especially to the to engage the latch. As the latch is raised latch mechanism for the same; and it consists to disengage it from the catch any lost motion in certain features of construction and in comof the bucket-trunnions and the consequent I5 bination of parts, hereinafter described, and lateral swaying of the bucket has no tend- 6 pointed out in the claims, the object being ency to disengage the latch; also, the latch, to provide a more durable latch and attachoperating in the said slot, is well protecteda ments and one less liable to be accidentally matter of importance in view of the rough unlatched than the varieties heretofore in usage to which such mechanism is subjected.

use. l'leretofore the latch has usually been The helical spring is also fullyprotcctcd, and 7c pivoted by the side of the bail, the pivotal is a great improvement over the fiat spring point being some distance below the top of heretofore used, in that the fiat spring yields the bucket, the upper or free end of the latch at one point or along a limited section therevibrating toward or from the side of the of and eventually crystallizes at. this part and bucket, with a flat spring behind the latch breaks, while the helical spring yields about 7 5 to hold the latter to its engagement with the equally throughout its length, such yielding catch or keep. \Vith such construction the or bending of metal being infinitesimal at a latch, owing to lost motion, as between the given point, by reason of which the helical trunnions of the bucket and the bail, was spring for such purpose is likely to last a likely to be accidentally unlatched by the lifetime. 8O swaying of the bucket, and the flat spring, Of course no novelty is claimed on a helical from natural causes and from rough usage, spring, per se; but a helical spring fastened was frequently broken. I have therefore tie on the outside of the bail, as would necesvised the improvements illustrated in the sarily be the case without the slot aforesaid,

accompanying drawings. would likely be broken daily; also, the latch 85 Figure 1. is an end elevation. Fig. 2 is an operating by gravity will still operate, though enlarged elevation at right angles to the view slowly, in case the spring were broken or re shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged elemoved. vation, in section, of the portion of the bail lVhat I claim is having the latch attached. Fig. 4: is an ele- 1. In a hoisting-bucket, the combination, o ration showing an edge view of the bail and with a slotted bail, substantially as described, latch. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the of a gravity-latch of the bell-crank variety, device. the same being pivoted to the bail at a point A represents the bucket pivoted some disbelow the side edge of the bucket and opertance below the center of gravity for inating in the said slot, and a spring connected 5 stance, at a-to the bail B. The bail, on the with the latch and operating in the slot of side where the latch is attachechis broad and the bail for depressing the latch, substantially is provided with a slot Z), in which operates as set forth. the latch O. The latch is of the bell-crank 2. In a hoisting-bucket, the combination,

5o variety shown and pivoted at c. The latch with a slotted bail having a pin, substantially I00 In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two Witnesses, this 8th day of October, 1888.

PATRICK II. HAGENEY.

\Vitnesses:

E. LANGWORTHY, HENRY FASSETT. 

